Robsonella

Robsonella is a small genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae. It contains two described species. Robsonella octopuses can be found on the central-south coast of Chile. If an octopus’ first lateral tooth in the radula is crescent shaped; this allows you to identify it as a Robsonella fontaniana. One species in the genus, Robsonella fontaniana, inhabit the coastal waters of Chile and range from northern Peru to Golfo Nuevo in Argentina.^[2] Robsonella fontaniana are very small (under 50 mm mantle length), have rugged skin and each eye has a fleshy expansion. ^[2]

Robsonella
Robsonella fontaniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Genus:	Robsonella Adam, 1938[1]
Type species
Octopus fontanianus d'Orbigny, 1834 in 1834-1847
Species
See text.
Synonyms[1]
Joubinia Robson, 1929 (invalid as preoccupied by Joubinia Buerger, 1904 Nemertea

Species

• Robsonella campbelli (E. A. Smith, 1902)
• Robsonella fontaniana (D'Orbigny, 1834 in 1834-1847)
• Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943
• Robsonella mernoo (O'Shea, 1999)